R.I. approved for $16 million in federal block grant funds for Sandy

Rhode Island will receive an additional $16.million in federal funds to recover from superstorm Sandy and to protect the state from future storms.

Richard Salit Journal Staff Writer richsalit

Rhode Island will receive an additional $16.million in federal funds to recover from superstorm Sandy and to protect the state from future storms.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved the funding in the form of Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery grants.

The new grant funds were announced by the four members of the state's Congressional delegation.

In July, the delegation invited federal officials from the Hurricane Sandy Task Force to Rhode Island on a tour of communities hit by Sandy. Soon after, the state's action plan for spending its initial allocation of $3.2 million in block grants fund was approved.

Rhode Island has received more than $19.24 million overall in Sandy block grant funds.